2016 State Budget Update. Deborah H. Cunningham Director of Education and Research NYSASBO

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1 2016 State Budget Update Deborah H. Cunningham Director of Education and Research NYSASBO Revised April 6, 2016

2 Enacted Budget Overview Overall General purpose GEA Foundation Aid Expense-based aids Community Schools Aid Receivership Schools What It Didn t Include References

3 State School Aid for School Year Provides for a 6.1 percent, $1.4 billion increase Foundation Aid increased $627 million, requires certain districts to set aside $100 million as community schools aid for 225 school districts in amounts reported on executive budget runs. NYSASBO requested $800 million in Foundation Aid and $75 million for Struggling Schools in the receivership program. $433.6 million GEA was fully eliminated which NYSASBO requested Expense-based aids are funded at $342 million. NYSASBO recommended full funding of these aids at an estimated $411 million.

4 Enacted Budget School Aid Totals

5 Gap Elimination Adjustment Fully restores all outstanding GEA $383 million in GEA Restoration $51 million in GEA Final Payment Four tiers: The GEA Restoration is the sum of the four tiers below plus the BT1617 GEA Restoration, but not more than the GEA. Tier 1: For all districts, 40 percent multiplied by the executive proposal (BT1617) GEA. Tier 2: For high need/resource-capacity school districts, 100 percent multiplied by the executive proposal (BT1617) GEA. Tier 3: For average need/resource-capacity school districts with a CWR less than 0.7, 100 percent multiplied by the executive proposal (BT1617) GEA. Tier 4: For average need/resource-capacity school districts with a CWR greater than 0.7, 51.6 percent multiplied by the executive proposal (BT1617) GEA. Final GEA Payment: The difference between the positive value of the GEA (SA1516) and the GEA Restoration.

6 GEA Eliminated with Two Appropriations The GEA Restoration and the Final GEA Payment fully eliminate the GEA for now and in the future. Interpreting the runs If you have a Final GEA Payment, add that to the district s number for Total to get the total aid amount To get the change in total aid for your district, add the FINAL GEA PAYMENT to the line labeled $ CHG MINUS All districts have a "Remaining GEA" of 0. The elimination of the GEA will be reflected in the base for determining School Aid

7 The Wicked (GEA) Witch is Dead The law which established the GEA will now read, The gap elimination adjustment for the two thousand sixteen--two thousand seventeen school year and thereafter shall equal zero [emphasis added]. In order to continue or resurrect the Gap Elimination Adjustment, it would be necessary for the Senate and Assembly to pass a new bill and the Governor to sign it.

8 Foundation Aid Foundation Aid is calculated as the sum of: The Foundation Aid Base plus The Foundation Phase-in Increase, plus Foundation Increase as computed for the Executive Budget (BT1617), plus Community Schools Aid on the executive computer run (BT1617).

9 Foundation Aid Due Minimum Increase The laws include the calculation of a due minimum increase for all school districts, whether they are Phase In Eligible or not: (1) 2 percent multiplied by the difference of the Foundation Aid Base plus the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA), minus (2) the Foundation Increase as computed for the Executive Budget on computer run BT1617 less the GEA. Districts receive the greater of the Phase In Increase or the minimum increase.

10 Phase-in Foundation Increase Phase-in Foundation Increase = Foundation Aid Phase In Percent Multiplied by the Foundation Aid Increase Before Phase In 1. for the New York City School District, percent; 2. for the Buffalo City School District, 7.03 percent; 3. for the Rochester City School District, 6.72 percent; 4. for the Syracuse City School District, 9.55 percent; 5. for the Yonkers City School District, 6.74 percent; 6. for small city school districts with a Combined Wealth Ratio (CWR) less than 1.4, 9 percent; 7. for urban-suburban high need/resource-capacity districts, percent, provided that of these districts, those which are also small city school districts with CWR less than 1.4, phase-in factor (6) is added to phase-in factor (7); 8. for rural high need/resource-capacity districts, 13.6 percent; and 9. for all other eligible districts, 0.47 percent.

11 Districts Eligible for a Foundation Aid Phase In Factor A district is eligible for a phase-in factor if the (1) 3-year average K-6 FRPL ratio is greater than 15 percent and (2) if the unrestricted aid increase is less than 7 percent. The unrestricted aid increase = Executive Proposal Foundation Increase GEA Foundation Aid Base less the GEA. 250 School districts did not meet both criteria and received no Foundation Aid increase as a result of the Phase In Factor

12 Expense-based Aids Expense-based aids increase totals about $342 million (5.2%) NYSASBO recommended $411 million BOCES aid continues $30,000 aidable salary cap NYSASBO recommended increase in aid for CTE Largest increases High Cost Public Excess Cost Aid 7.4% BOCES Aid 6% Building and Bldg Reorg Incentive Aid 5.89%

13 Community Schools Aid Set-Aside Set-aside for 225 school districts within Foundation Aid Amounts are from the Executive proposal Adds a new paragraph to Subdivision 4 of section 3602 of the education law Each school district shall use the amount so set aside to support the transformation of school buildings into community hubs to deliver co-located or school-linked academic, health, mental health, nutrition, counseling, legal and/or other services to students and their families, including but not limited to providing a community school site coordinator, or to support other costs incurred to maximize students' academic achievement.

14 Community Schools Aid Addison $132,624 Camden $243,929 Dansville $136,766 Gloversville $257,549 Adirondack $98,303 Campbell-Savona $81,862 De Ruyter $38,793 Gouverneur $197,139 Afton $62,527 Canajoharie $78,428 Deposit $37,615 Gowanda $122,173 Albany $2,696,127 Canaseraga $24,622 Dolgeville $82,884 Granville $86,044 Albion $171,687 Candor $69,400 Downsville $10,000 Green Island $17,390 Altmar-Parish-Williamstown $154,393 Canisteo-Greenwood $105,783 Dundee $59,404 Greene $87,782 Amityville $140,803 Carthage $273,578 Dunkirk $224,658 Hadley-Luzerne $37,868 Amsterdam $365,464 Cassadaga Valley $99,547 East Ramapo $360,848 Hammond $18,750 Andover $41,343 Catskill $69,599 Edmeston $30,288 Hancock $34,174 Auburn $211,759 Cattaraugus-Little Valley $89,771 Edwards-Knox $95,261 Hannibal $149,286 Ausable Valley $82,258 Central Islip $650,359 Elizabethtown-Lewis $14,844 Harpursville $89,804 Avoca $40,506 Central Valley $154,059 Ellenville $128,950 Hempstead $3,123,056 Batavia $116,085 Charlotte Valley $27,925 Elmira $501,348 Herkimer $64,467 Bath $139,788 Chateaugay $43,580 Fallsburg $111,523 Hermon-Dekalb $49,211 Beacon $87,748 Cheektowaga-Sloan $68,242 Fillmore $84,252 Heuvelton $53,905 Beaver River $67,970 Chenango Valley $46,359 Forestville $34,773 Hinsdale $47,128 Beekmantown $98,308 Cherry Valley-Springfield $29,704 Fort Edward $32,403 Hornell $152,327 Belfast $44,520 Cincinnatus $71,378 Fort Plain $86,187 Hudson $86,263 Belleville Henderson $21,795 Clifton-Fine $17,837 Franklin $19,086 Hudson Falls $125,709 Binghamton $477,949 Clyde-Savannah $84,797 Franklinville $84,503 Indian River $404,452 Bolivar-Richburg $102,276 Clymer $28,267 Freeport $479,702 Jamestown $422,610 Bradford $28,058 Cohoes $110,625 Friendship $51,013 Jasper-Troupsburg $65,899 Brasher Falls $146,944 Copenhagen $35,037 Fulton $241,424 Jefferson $22,350 Brentwood $2,089,437 Copiague $308,995 Genesee Valley $65,066 Johnson City $179,735 Brocton $63,939 Cortland $147,875 Geneva $146,409 Johnstown $98,329 Brookfield $24,973 Crown Point $24,277 Georgetown-South Otselic $34,626 Kingston $241,138 Brushton-Moira $102,613 Cuba-Rushford $67,917 Gilbertsville-Mount Upton $30,930 Kiryas Joel Village $10,000 Buffalo $12,524,617 Dalton-Nunda $65,630 Glens Falls Common $10,000 Lackawanna $293,188

15 Community Schools Aid LaFargeville $36,602 Mount Vernon $517,463 Putnam $10,000 Spencer-Van Etten $76,108 Lansingburgh $170,080 New York City $28,491,241 Randolph $88,646 Stamford $20,137 Laurens $32,110 Newark $137,556 Red Creek $87,007 Stockbridge Valley $38,537 Liberty $141,704 Newburgh $837,244 Remsen $32,650 Syracuse $10,186,478 Lisbon $56,498 Newfield $60,998 Rensselaer $74,616 Ticonderoga $36,467 Little Falls $76,292 Niagara Falls $733,330 Richfield Springs $37,071 Tioga $99,411 Livingston Manor $32,996 North Rose-Wolcott $107,958 Ripley $18,495 Troy $277,420 Lowville $117,907 Northern Adirondack $84,115 Rochester $7,624,908 Unadilla Valley $90,571 Lyme $15,856 Norwich $155,921 Rome $369,655 Uniondale $362,887 Lyons $89,298 Norwood-Norfolk $116,262 Romulus $22,112 Utica $273,267 Madison $43,805 Odessa-Montour $70,110 Roosevelt $353,005 Walton $82,541 Madrid-Waddington $59,412 Ogdensburg $126,942 Saint Regis Falls $30,078 Warrensburg $57,996 Malone $241,483 Olean $129,603 Salamanca $139,051 Waterloo $123,111 Marathon $79,560 Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville $86,646 Salmon River $200,831 Watertown $222,343 Margaretville $10,000 Otego-Unadilla $72,613 Sandy Creek $72,287 Watervliet $94,487 Massena $227,985 Owen D Young $18,604 Schenectady $642,884 Waverly $120,319 Mcgraw $51,558 Oxford Academy $80,443 Schenevus $29,516 Wayland-Cohocton $125,273 Medina $135,337 Parishville-Hopkinton $35,003 Scio $47,097 Wellsville $114,359 Middleburgh $58,936 Peekskill $230,795 Sharon Springs $26,994 West Canada Valley $58,917 Middletown $683,511 Penn Yan $71,001 Sherburne-Earlville $154,286 Westbury $403,563 Milford $28,281 Pine Valley $67,455 Sherman $45,067 Westfield $46,542 Monticello $185,418 Plattsburgh $75,055 Sidney $98,699 Whitehall $46,192 Moriah $76,592 Poland $37,498 Silver Creek $68,538 Whitesville $26,719 Morris $45,012 Port Chester-Rye $241,428 Sodus $100,038 Whitney Point $152,109 Morristown $25,106 Port Jervis $189,220 Solvay $85,506 William Floyd $492,842 Morrisville-Eaton $62,490 Poughkeepsie $1,747,582 South Kortright $23,420 Worcester $26,862 Mount Markham $101,498 Prattsburgh $35,110 South Lewis $95,627 Wyandanch $402,010 Mount Morris $58,594 Pulaski $89,146 South Seneca $49,768 Yonkers $4,286,726 Yorkshire-Pioneer $210,306

16 STAR New homeowners will receive a STAR rebate check each fall and will have to claim the money on their income tax credit the following year. Converts the NYC personal income tax STAR credit to a NYS personal income tax credit Rejects the proposal to hold annual growth at zero for the basic and enhanced STAR credits.

17 Receivership Schools The Enacted Budget rejected the Governor s proposal to require 70 schools, which had improved their performance, to remain in the Receivership program. They had recently been removed from the list by the State Education Department.

18 Not Included in the Budget Prior-year adjustments are funded at the same level as last year ($18,664,000) and are lumped in with fiscal stabilization grants NYSASBO recommended full funding at $318 million $75 million increase in BOCES aid and Special Services Aid to strengthen Career and Technical Education Budget does not include Parental Choice in Education tax credit, which NYSASBO opposed Foundation Aid increase is about 15 percent of the $.4 billion required for full phase in versus the 25 percent increase NYSASBO had recommended. No commitment for Foundation Aid phase-in

19 Not Included in the Budget APPR link to aid is not changed, but still under discussion NYSASBO recommends severing this link Receivership law is not changed, but still under discussion NYSASBO together with ECB recommends changes No adjustments to property tax cap NYSASBO recommended either provide additional aid or tie to flat 2 percent, and implement 2015 changes Uniform School Bond Vote: The proposal to establish the school district budget vote day as a universal bond vote day

20 References Aid to Localities bill (S6403-D/A9003-D) Education, Housing, Labor, and Family Assistance (ELFA) bill (S6406-C/A9006-C) School aid runs are available here State Aid Projections including Estimates of and State Aids Payable Under Section 3609 and Other Aids are now available here from NYSED s State Aid office. Education Conference Board letter clarifying 2016 law concerning the Gap Elimination Adjustment.

21 Questions?